Syria.

About Syria

Syria was a 1,010-ton, iron sailing ship with a length of 207.7 feet (63.3 m), a breadth of 34.1 feet (10.4 m) and draught of 20.8 feet (6.3 m). She was built by William Pile of Sunderland for the Nourse Line, named after the Syria River in Karnataka, India and launched in 1868. She was primarily used for the transportation of Indian indentured labourers to the colonies.